Ward township, Johnson County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 20.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 964 (all rural)
| Males: 475 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 489 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 964 (779 owner occupied, 185 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Ward township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 38.3
Discuss Arkansas on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.55
| Ward township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Ward township: | $32,132 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $448 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,519 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
| : | $90,519 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 46 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Hartman.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sacred Heart (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Ward township include: West Mount Zion Church (A), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Hardgraves Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: East Fork Horsehead Creek (A), Slough Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
87% of Ward township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 487
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 40
- South: 1
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 174
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Ward township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Construction (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Food (9%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (4%)
- Health care (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ward township:
- Dutch (86.3%)
- German (5.0%)
- United States or American (3.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
- English (1.0%)
- French (except Basque) (0.6%)
- Norwegian (0.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 275 (75%)
- Carpooled: 41 (11%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 41 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Other fuel (3%)
96.4% of residents of Ward township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 536- In family households: 509 (159 male householders, 1 female householders)
162 spouses, 184 children (177 natural, 6 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (13 male householders (11 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 2 3-persons,
168 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (15 men, 34 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 20.3% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 46.2% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |